Racing Club vs Banfield Prediction: Can Banfield maintain their winning momentum?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Racing Club will face Banfield at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón in Avellaneda. The home side head here after a draw (1-1) against Defensa y Justicia. The visitors come from a surprising win (2-0) against Rosario.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Racing Club team comes to this game after a draw against Defensa y Justicia (1-1). The Racing Club team entered the match more dominant, however, it was the Defensa y Justicia team who created the most danger, and would even reach 1-0 at 38'. In the 2nd half, the Defensa y Justicia team would be reduced to 10 players and the Racing Club team would take the opportunity to reach a tie at 66'. With this result, the team broke an extremely negative sequence of 4 consecutive defeats. The Racing Club team needs, above all, to stabilize at a defensive level, as it has conceded goals for 11 consecutive matches. The team currently has 19 points and is in 21st place.

The Banfield team comes to this game after a surprising victory against Rosario (2-0). Banfield's team started the match very well, scoring at 2'. Despite having less possession of the ball, they were the team that created more goal opportunities, and in the 2nd half they would end up reaching 2-0, at 73'. This result was very important, as all the other teams at the bottom of the table won and the Banfield team could have fallen to last place. In the last 5 games, the team has 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 losses. In that same period, they scored 3 goals and conceded 5.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Racing Club has won 1, Banfield has won 1, and there are 3 draws. Goals were scored in just 3 of those 5 matches, and both teams scored in just 1 of those games.

It is a hard match to predict as both teams desperately need the points. Goals are expected from both teams.